The great betrayal : how America abandoned the Kurds and lost the Middle East /

"The twentieth century saw dramatic changes in the once Kurd-dominated Kirkuk region of Iraq. Despite having repeatedly relied on the Kurdish population of Iraq for military support, on three occasions the United States have abandoned their supposed allies in Kirkuk. The Great Betrayal provides...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Phillips, David L. (David Lawrence), 1959- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : I.B. Tauris, 2019.
Temas:
Islamischer Staat
1900-2099
Kurds > Iraq > History.
Kurdes > Irak > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
Diplomatic relations.
Kurds.
Politics and government.
Kurden
Bündnis
United States > Foreign relations > Iraq > Karkūk.
Karkūk (Iraq) > Foreign relations > United States.
Iraq > Politics and government > 20th century.
Iraq > Politics and government > 21st century.
Irak > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle.
Irak > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siècle.
Iraq.
Iraq > Karkūk.
United States.
USA.
Irak
Syrien
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"The twentieth century saw dramatic changes in the once Kurd-dominated Kirkuk region of Iraq. Despite having repeatedly relied on the Kurdish population of Iraq for military support, on three occasions the United States have abandoned their supposed allies in Kirkuk. The Great Betrayal provides a political and diplomatic history of the Kirkuk region and its international relations from the 1920s to the present day. Based on first-hand interviews and previously unseen sources, it provides an accessible account of a region at the very heart of America's foreign policy priorities in the Middle East. In September 2017, Iraqi Kurdistan held an independence referendum, intended to be a starting point on negotiations with the Iraqi Government in Baghdad on the terms of a friendly divorce. Though the US, Turkey, and Iran opposed it, the referendum passed with 93% of the vote. Rather than negotiate, Iraq's Prime Minister Heider al-Abadi issued an ultimatum and then attacked the region. Iraq's Kurdish population have been abandoned, once again, by their supposed allies in the US. In this book, David L. Phillips reveals the failings of America's policies towards Kirkuk and the devastating effects of betraying an ally."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 236 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781786725769
1786725762
9781788319058
1788319052

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